What color is #9C6F77?

#9C6F77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6F77?

The RGB value is 156, 111, 119: 156 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6F77?

The complementary color is #6F9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6F77 color

#9C6F77 rgb(156, 111, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C6F77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (156, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#9C6F77 color codes

HEX	`#9C6F77`
RGB	`rgb(156, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.58, 19.05, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.58, 19.24, 8.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.725, 19.77, 20.068)`
Decimal	`10252151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6F77, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9C6F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C6F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9C6F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6f77; }
.text { color: #9c6f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6f77, #9c7e6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C6F77?: #9C6F77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6F77?: The RGB value is 156, 111, 119: 156 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6F77?: The complementary color is #6F9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.